5+ hour ago   (623+ words) Group Managing Director of UBA, Alawuba says improving economic indicators signal gradual stabilisation but urges policies to translate gains into prosperity. Group Managing Director of United Bank for Africa (UBA) and Chairman of the Body of Bank CEOs in Nigeria,…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago   (421+ words) NUPRC says Nigeria’s oil output rose to 1.68m bpd in August, meeting its OPEC quota for the fourth consecutive month. Nigeria’s crude oil and condensate production rose marginally by 6,887 barrels per day (bpd) in August 2026, reaching 1,677,777 bpd, according to the latest…...

4+ hour, 54+ min ago   (514+ words) US commends Nigeria’s maritime security reforms after 12-year vessel restriction is lifted, easing trade and shipping costs. The United States Government has commended Nigeria for its sustained maritime security reforms, which culminated in the lifting of the 12-year Condition of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (707+ words) Aliko Dangote says refinery shares could rise to N10,000 as small investors receive priority in the planned IPO allocation. President of Dangote Industries Limited, Aliko Dangote, has said shares of the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, currently offered at N525, could rise to N10,000 in…...

23+ hour, 18+ min ago   (467+ words) A school fire and stampede in Bukavu, eastern DRC, killed 26 children and injured 25 others, officials said. At least 26 children have been killed after a fire triggered a stampede at a school in Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (776+ words) Bayo Onanuga says Peter Obi is overhyped and overrated, arguing his record does not demonstrate national leadership capacity. The Presidency has dismissed the high expectations surrounding the bid for the presidency by the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (450+ words) Defence Minister Christopher Musa urges Kaduna supporters to mobilise voters for Tinubu and Uba Sani ahead of the 2027 elections. The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), has mobilised support for the re-election of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kaduna…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (272+ words) INEC’s final list names Tinubu, Obi and Atiku among 18 presidential candidates, alongside their running mates for the 2027 election. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra State governor Peter Obi are among the 18 presidential candidates listed…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (311+ words) Peter Obi says he will retain Tinubu’s naira float policy if elected president but boost productivity to strengthen the currency. The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Peter Obi, has said he will retain President Bola Tinubu’s naira…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (431+ words) Ireti Bakare-Yusuf says Nigeria’s contribution to lace should be properly documented and recognised as a Nigerian product and manufacturing achievement. Broadcast journalist and founder of the Purple Woman Foundation, Ireti Bakare-Yusuf, says Nigerian-made lace should be recognised as a Nigerian…...